For more than 30 years, Mali has spent her days alone in a barren enclosure with only a small pool for entertainment and relief from the heat. Mali paces her small area incessantly or stands in one spot with her trunk to the ground. Mali has reportedly walked to the edge of her enclosure, reached out her foot in the hope of going farther, and even after feeling empty space, stepped back and repeated this movement, evidence of her boredom, loneliness, and frustration. In their natural habitats, Asian elephants have homes ranges that are between 25,000 and 60,000 hectares, but the entire Manila Zoo measures only 5.5 hectares. Even if Mali’s enclosure were doubled or tripled in size, it would still be completely inadequate.

PETA Asia-Pacific has just released a report that documents Mali’s bleak existence. The report includes a letter from Carol Buckley, who has more than 35 years of professional experience in the care and management of Asian elephants and who operates The Elephant Sanctuary—the largest rehabilitation and living center for former captive elephants—where she has offered Mali a permanent home.

If swift action isn’t taken to save Mali and the many other animals locked up at the Manila Zoo, they may meet the same fate as Sisi—the orangutan who died of cancer last year at the facility. Please sign PETA Asia Pacific’s petition requesting relief for the animals at the Manila Zoo and urge everyone you know to do the same.

MALI is a example of a world gone wrong.Most of the time its about money.How can we make more money.But along the way some dont stop to think about the effects it can cause.Mali is in a animal prison.Not because she did anything wrong but because she was born an elephant.Ithink MALI has done her time.Please let her go to live the rest of her life free!

I always enjoyed going to the zoo as a kid. I never realized how lonely they can be compared to what a sanctuary can provide with more companion animals to keep them company. They don’t deserve to be locked up like this alone

I’ve always been fond of bringing my daughter to the zoo. It made me sad to think that this is what it took for the animals to be in the city. There are other ways to educate our children. Please free Mali!

To whom it may concern please let Mali go to live out her days in a better place she needs to be with other elephants and to be able to roam in a bigger place please show some compassion to Mali Thank you

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